Il8 ^otes and Notices. [ist^'o'ct. 



destroying six Swan-eggs. The case was brought under the 

 Game Protection Act. — Age, 27/8/07. 



Cleveland (Tasmania) Migration Notes. — 24th August. 

 — Pallid Cuckoo {Cticulus pallidus) first heard. 29th. — First 

 Swallow {Hifundo neoxena) seen. 30th. — The Cuckoo-Shrike 

 {Graiicalus parvirostris) has returned to these higher levels, and 

 was heard for the first time to-day. — (MiSS) J. A. FLETCHER. 

 1/9/07. 



The White Cockatoo {Cacatna galerita). — There is an 

 interesting article in The Field, i6th March, 1907, on " Catching 

 Sulphur-crested Cockatoos." Touching the birds as talkers, 

 the writer states he once heard a Cockatoo say — " One, two, 



three, four, five, six, eight ; d n it, I've forgotton the seven 



again !" Could it have been our Australian bird ? 



" I BELIEVE that the utmost estimate of the number of bird- 

 skins and eggs in it (British Museum) the year 1872, when I took 

 office, would be 30,000, or 35,000 at the most. At the present 

 moment the series is more than 400,000 in number, of which the 

 eggs alone are nearly 100,000!" — Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe 

 [TJie History of the Collections contained in the Natural History 

 Department of tJte British Musenni). 



Reference Note Held Over. — New Birds for Australia. 

 — Mr. De Vis writes on Gerygone flavida, Ramsay, which he 

 thinks has been incorrectly assigned in the " Catalogue of Birds " 

 (iv., p. 330) to G. personata, Gould. He also describes as new 

 Sericornis tyramiula and Acanthiza modesta, from Charleville 

 (Broadbent), and A. katherijia and Pachycephala mestoni, from 

 the Bellenden-Ker Range, Queensland. — Tlie Ibis, July, 1906. 



Wanted. — I am collecting data re arrival of Swallows 

 {Hirundo neoxena) and particulars as to the way they spread 

 when they do get here. I shall be glad of learning from 

 Victoria, or any other place, when and where these birds leave 

 the mainland for Tasmania. I am making a chart and have 

 two years' information, but it is all local, and if I could learn of 

 the points where the Swallows leave to cross the Strait I 

 should be greatly assisted. The matter will be forwarded to 

 The Emu.—E. A. Elliott. High-street, Hobart, 6/8/07. 



Exchange of Oological Collections. — Mr. G. A. 

 Keartland, Melbourne, has disposed of his unique collection of 

 Australian birds' eggs, which has been sent to Britain. Mr. S. 

 W. Jackson, Sydney, has also parted with the results of his life- 

 long hobby. His collection, however, remains in his native 

 State. While congratulating the respective new possessors of 

 these splendid collections, it is to be much regretted that the 



